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April 2008
- Arnold Comes Out Against Gay Marriage Ban
  
  San Diego Union-Tribune | Apr 12, 08 10:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger told a group of gay Republicans yesterday that he will oppose a move to ban same-sex marriage in California, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. “I will always be there to fight against that,” he said, sparking applause at the San Diego convention of Log Cabin Republicans. It was his first stand against an initiative that may reach the November ballot. More »
- Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'
  
  Associated Press | Apr 10, 08 2:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,” adding he’d ban workplace discrimination against gays and get federal benefits for couples in civil unions. More »
- 'Gay Last Supper' Sparks Rage
  
  ABC News | Apr 9, 08 11:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A tiny Vienna museum with ties to the Catholic Church has became the target of worldwide outrage after displaying a homoerotic mural depicting the Last Supper, ABC News reports. The painting, by one of Austria's most cherished artists, shows naked apostles drinking and having an orgy. It has now been removed, and the row has been characterized as a Catholic version of the Mohamed cartoon uproar. More »
- Gays in Primetime
  
  AfterElton | Apr 8, 08
  
  It’s a powerful but rare image on network television. A recent Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) report on GLBT representation on the five broadcast networks found only a handful of GLBT characters in current scripted shows, and in the last decade gay network visibility has actually fallen. In 2008, there are networks that don’t have a single scripted GLBT character appearing in any of their shows, and no network has a series GLBT lead.
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Fly?
  
  Politico | Apr 1, 08 1:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nancy Pelosi acted to have a gay Congresswoman's domestic partner included on a military flight to Europe, and the question of government acknowledgment of same-sex partners continues to reverberate, the Politico reports. Tammy Baldwin’s partner took the March fact-finding trip, but Pelosi and Robert Gates are at odds over whether the waiver means the Defense Department or the House granted an exception. More »
March 2008
- Gay-Porn Titan Embraces Politics
  
  New Republic | Mar 21, 08 6:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Michael Lucas is a successful entrepreneur with a burning interest in politics—not unusual, except that he made his fortune in gay porn. The actor-director-producer, a New York nightlife stalwart, is also a self-proclaimed pundit. The New Republic checks in with the outspoken blogger, who bashes liberal gays who “side with burqa-wearing, jihad-screaming, Koran-crazed Muslims.” More »
- Brit Furor Over Asylum for Gay Iranian
  
  Independent (UK) | Mar 15, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A gay teenager who fears the death penalty at home in Iran, after his boyfriend was hanged for sodomy, is fighting for the right to stay in the UK permanently, the Independent reports. Mehdi Kazemi, 19, lost his asylum claim in Britain and is now in a detention center in the Netherlands, but the British Home Secretary has bowed to pressure and agreed to reconsider. A Dutch court Tuesday said he could not claim asylum there. More »
- Australian Lesbians Get Life for Murder
  
  West Australian | Mar 7, 08 4:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In a case that has gripped Australia since 2006, two lesbian lovers—one with a vampire fixation—were sentenced to at least 24 years in prison today for murdering a teenage girl, the West Australian reports. They bludgeoned and strangled the girl and kissed over her body, taking video on a mobile phone. The pair showed little emotion as the sentence was read. More »
- Tell-All Book Riles Gay Mecca
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 7, 08 1:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Palm Springs is a very gay place. No one is arguing with that. About half the California town’s adult residents are gay, the mayor is gay, and clothing-optional gay establishments dot the landscape. But a recent transplant's new memoir, Postcards From Palm Springs, is riling locals who see it as an over-the-top depiction of a sex-mad town. The LA Times pays a visit. More »
- Calif. Court Considers Gay Marriage
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 5, 08 7:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An overflow crowd and hundreds more outside a San Francisco courthouse listened yesterday as the California Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's gay marriage ban, the Los Angeles Times reports. The judges appeared split as lawyers argued for more than 3 1/2 hours. One judge asked if domestic partnership did not basically confer the same rights as marriage. "Doesn't this just boil down to the use of the 'm' word, marriage?" he asked. More »
February 2008
- Gay Voters Defect as Clinton Falters
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 29, 08 2:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As first lady, Hillary Clinton marched in New York's pride parade and cemented her standing as a defender of gay rights. But her stalwart support in the gay community is waning, Bloomberg reports. Although both Democratic candidates oppose gay marriage and support civil unions, only Barack Obama wants to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act—which Bill Clinton signed into law in 1996. More »
- Princess Diana's Butler Is Gay. Who Cares?
  
  Independent (UK) | Feb 26, 08 1:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A British tabloid had a field day this weekend outing Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell, who has parlayed his notoriety into hosting a TV show on etiquette called "American Princess." But for one columnist, the allegations that Diana's married-with-children confidant trawls saunas for sex demonstrate a sea change in public perception: Increasingly, being gay isn't shameful, but lying about it is. More »
- Microsoft Pioneer Leaves $65M to Gay Rights Groups
  
  Seattle Times | Feb 25, 08 6:07 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - One of the first five Microsoft employees has left $65 million of his estate to gay rights groups, the Seattle Times reports. Ric Weiland, who helped high school friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen launch Microsoft, committed suicide in 2006 at age 53. His donation is believed to be the largest estate gift ever given to the country’s gay and lesbian community. More »
- Gay Couples Steer Clear of Altar
  
  Salon | Feb 22, 08 12:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As domestic partnerships, civil unions, and even same-sex marriage gain traction, reality has tempered the gay community's exuberant initial reaction, Salon reports. For numerous reasons, both practical and ideological, many couples would rather not get hitched. Those who haven't cite concerns from worry over inconsistent laws to resentment of what one man calls "a second-class situation." More »
- Gay Couples Hit New Stage: Grandparents
  
  Philadelphia Inquirer | Feb 7, 08 3:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A t-shirt slogan—"I love my trailblazing, woman-loving, out and proud grandma"—is proof: A growing demographic of gay couples who had kids in the 1970s are now grandparents. Gay-rights groups tell the Philadelphia Inquirer that such role models show kids how the world can change. "People with LGBT grandparents learn a broader view of how people can love," says one official. More »
January 2008
- School Breaks With Feds Over Gay Rights
  
  San Jose Mercury News | Jan 31, 08 8:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Saying a federal directive aimed at keeping gay men from donating blood violates school non-discrimination policies, the president of a California university is stopping blood drives on campus, the San Jose Mercury News reports. In a campus-wide email, San Jose State University president Don Kassing says a ban on such collections by student and staff groups will remain in effect indefinitely. More »
- Women Don't 'Outgrow' Bisexuality
  
  ABC News | Jan 17, 08 11:13 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A new study rejects the idea that women can be "bisexual until graduation," ABC News reports. Utah professor Lisa Diamond followed 79 women between 18 and 25 who identified as "lesbian, bisexual, or 'unlabeled'" for a decade. Throughout, she found that few changed their self-categorization. Diamond argues that the study shows bisexuality is not a “phase," but rather a unique preference. More »
- Insurer Rejects Church Over Gay Support
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 8, 08 3:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Michigan church has been denied property insurance not because it sits on the wrong side of the tracks, but because its national governing body sanctions gay marriage and the ordination of homosexuals, reports the Wall Street Journal. Denials are normally reserved for high-risk applicants, and Brotherhood Mutual was concerned that the West Adrian United Church of Christ's controversial stance would provoke vandalism or destruction. More »
December 2007
- Lohan Can't Get Enough of New Gal Pal
  
  New York Post | Dec 19, 07 7:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In what may be both good and bad news for the guy community, Lindsay Lohan appears to have developed an extremely close female friend: Courtenay Semel, daughter of Yahoo! CEO Terry. They were recently spotted at a party hosted by "Power Lesbian" Jeanette Longoria, holding hands, reports a source for the New York Post's Page Six. The two are allegedly inseparable. More »